Acanthoscelides tantillus (Motschulsky, 1858) . Combination confirmed (J.M. Kingsolver, pers. comm.).

Bruchus tantillus Motschulsky, 1858: p. 98 . From Motschulsky (1858, p. 98): “ Panama ” [Panama]. Syntype (s) deposited in the ZMUM; examination of types and confirmation of placement in Acanthoscelides from Kingsolver (pers. comm.).

Bruchus tantillus: Gemminger & Harold (1873), p. 3231 (catalog); Motschulsky (1874), p. 98 (key for identification); Sharp (1885), p. 492 (taxonomy); Pic (1913), p. 51 (catalog).

Acanthoscelides tantillus: Blackwelder (1946), p. 761 (catalog, comb. nov.); Wilcox (1975), p. 7 (catalog); Johnson & Kingsolver (1981), p. 416 (catalog); Udayagiri & Wadhi (1989), p. 66 (catalog).